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5311 Somerville St, Vancouver
An address in Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Vancouver, zoned R1-1 (Residential Inclusive). 1 building permit is on file, most recently “Exterior and interior alterations to provide tenant improvement for this existing one fam…” (issued 17 April 2019). The City's 2026 assessed value is $1,797,000.
Neighbourhood profile
From the 2021 Census, for the small area around this address that Statistics Canada calls a dissemination area (59150382, 598 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.
Permit history
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2019-04-17
Exterior and interior alterations to provide tenant improvement for this existing one family dwelling on this site. Scope of work includes replacement of all drywall in the house and reconfigure interior layout. Exterior changes includes replace 1 door with window on South elevation, enlarge 1 window by 1'-0" on South elevation, remove illegal deck with cover and construct 4'x8' landing. Building to be sprinklered to NFPA 13D Okay for SIPS per City staffh March 05/19 Revision No. 1 - July 19, 2019 Revise the interior layout on the first floor Add two new windows on the south elevation Revision No. 2 - June 2, 2020 Exterior and interior alterations to add a new rear deck with cover To retain roof over rear deck - Approved by BOV Appeal No. Z35546 · $159,500
no contractor listed Issued
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Recent permits in Kensington-Cedar Cottage
To demolish the existing single detached house ($40,000) on this site - declared non rental 75% green demo Demo to grade only. No soil disturbance or excavation of soil other than that which is incidental to the demolition is permitted under this permit. This permit is subject to the Green Demolition Bylaw (11023). Pre-1950 homes require recycling of a minimum 75 percent of non-hazardous construction materials, and pre-1940 homes with character will require a minimum 90% recycling of non-hazardous construction materials. In addition, Pre-1910 homes and pre-1950 heritage homes require demolition by means of deconstruction, resulting in the salvage of at least 3 tonnes of wood. Demo: N. Parsad - 1167245 BC Ltd QP: MCA Environmental Consulting Inc. (Tarlochan Sunar ) · no contractor listed2026-10-28
*****PART 5***** To construct a three-storey four-unit Multiple Dwelling "Multiplex" building with four surface parking spaces in the rear yard, having vehicular access from the lane. VBBL 2025 - NFPA 13D · Kang Bros Holdings Ltd2026-10-28
Exterior alterations to add a new roof cover over the existing deck at the rear of the second floor of this existing single detached house on this inside with lane site as approved by the Board of Variance Appeal Z36309 dated March 10, 2026, thereby overturning the decision of the Director of Planning and relaxing the overall floor area to 2,593sf. Related to Issued DP-2025-00980 Full-height privacy screen to be installed on the south elevation. · no contractor listed2026-10-26